Sentence examples for almost to avoid from inspiring English sources

In "The Virgin Suicides," I managed almost to avoid it entirely.

He manages almost to avoid delving into the Thanksgiving story; he gives it a quick nod before, curiously, turning his attention to a prayer of thanks that the Pilgrims said on their first arrival in the New World.

Authors use "almost" to avoid stating an outright fact, as though there were something inauthentic, dishonest, unfinished, undecided or even unwholesome — some might say repulsive, tacky, snub-nosed, too direct — in qualifying anything as definitely a this or a that.

It's almost impossible to avoid because she's arguably the most famous female musician from that time, and is also, you know, blonde.

An outdoor area is almost a necessity for melting brass, as the creation of toxic fumes is almost impossible to avoid.

It is almost impossible to avoid discussions of "whiteness" in contemporary literature about race relations in America.

It's almost impossible to avoid the subject of love when we talk about marriage or divorce.

People almost want to avoid you.

People will do almost anything to avoid a scene.

"I almost want to avoid that situation," Montgomerie said.

To make us move, physical activity has to be almost impossible to avoid.